TEKNA Practice Solutions

With expertise and knowledge acquired during 40+ years of involvement with diving and hyperbaric medicine, TEKNA is a world-leading source of information and instruction for companies and individuals looking to provide top-quality, safe, and effective care to their patients. TEKNA-trained facilities currently operate in 37 states and 8 foreign countries, with both lists growing every year.

TEKNA Practice Solutions (TPS) is with you from Concept Development, to Clinic Opening and On-Going. We meet the highest healthcare standards that build on your commitment to healing. Our professional team has been on the front lines of hyperbaric medicine and wound care with vast experience in developing, managing, promoting and operating clinics. We understand the importance of reputation, patient satisfaction and profitability.

TPS works with you to design a customized approach focused on your needs. Our expertise and vast experience can provide tremendous benefit to both proposed as well as existing programs. Our comprehensive services include:

Foundational Phase

• Business Planning
  • Concept Development and Business Planning
    • HBOT/WC only (One month fee of $7500)
      • Include existing practice services (Additional One month fee of $7500)
    • Review existing Business Plan ($1000 fee)
  • Site Qualification – ($1750 fee each site)
• Practice and Patient Experience Evaluation – Existing Practice ($1750 fee)
• Financing – Rates and package are determined on an individual basis.

Developmental Phase

• Planning and Development – (Three month fee at $7500 per month)
  • Facility Design and Pre-Development oversight
  • Information Management and Technology oversight
  • Equipment and Supplies oversight
  • Build-Out oversight
  • Practice and Patient Experience Integration
• Insurance Credentialing and Contracting
  • Provide credentialing for Group Practice and one (1) Physician through three (3) select Carriers (Four month fee at $7500 per month)
    • Addition Physicians during initial application ($1000 fee each)
    • Additional initial Carrier ($500 fee each)
  • Credential Physician to an Carrier established Practice ($1500 fee each)
  • Build CAQH Profile ($750 fee each Physician)
  • Existing Practice Insurance Contract renegotiation for HBO add-on (Two Month fee at $7500 per month)
• Center Accreditation Preparedness – (Center must provide its own complete set of required documents or utilize TPS MSO subscription documents).
  • Hyperbaric (One Month fee of $7500)
  • AAAHC (Two Month fee at $7500 per month)
  • Joint Commission (Two Months fee at $7500 per month)
  • Medicare (Two Month fee at $7500 per month)

Operational Phase

• Medical Service Organization (MSO) – (Initial implementation – One month fee of $7500)
  • Core Services (Base monthly subscription fee of $2000 plus % of revenue monthly)
  • EHR/Billing/PM
    • Proprietary Online Electronic-Heath-Record, Practice-Management and Full-Service Outsource Billing system.
    • Existing EHR integration (Subscription fee increased)
  • Supply
    • Proprietary Group Purchasing Organization
  • Hyperbaric Guru System^TM Includes:
    • Administration
      • Business
        • Customize select administrative templates
        • Policies and Procedures
      • Forms
      • Financial
        • Customize financial and record-keeping templates
        • Financial Policies and Procedures for hyperbaric services.
        • Establish general carrier billing matrix and rules engine
        • Establish charge master (procedure/diagnostic codes and fees)
        • Develop standardized management reports (utilization and financial performance of the hyperbaric program).
        • Train staff on business processes.
        • Practice Management software implementation, software training and support of Proprietary System.
        • Integrate hyperbaric services into business systems (including charge capture, billing, claims processing, and accounts receivables).
      • Human Resources
        • Complete HR Questionnaire and review
        • Customize Employee Handbook Template
        • Employee Orientation and Assessment
        • Policies and Procedures
        • Forms
        • Staffing matrix and qualifications
        • Employee Handbook
        • Employee Orientation and Assessment
      • Sales, Marketing and Public Education
        • Customize select templates
        • Policies and Procedures
        • Training and implementation of promotional techniques
        • Provide Marketing Plan and Guidelines
        • Provide Marketing Budget reviews and ROI assessment
      • Hyperbaric and Wound Care Program Implementation
        • Hyperbaric Clinic
          • Customize select operational templates
          • Policies, Procedures and treatment protocols
          • Safety, maintenance, emergency, patient care
        • Wound Program
          • Customize select operational templates
          • Policies, Procedures and treatment protocols
          • Integration of hyperbaric oxygen therapy into wound care protocols
          • Standardized documentation
          • Continuous monitoring of Physician Quality Reporting Initiatives and Outcomes
        • Access to Medical Reference and Research Materials
          • Treatment Protocol References
          • Educational Materials
          • Case Studies
          • Suggested in-house library
        • Hyperbaric and Wound Care Training
          • Customize select training templates
          • Policies and Procedures
          • Conduct initial staff competency assessments
          • Provide recommendation to preferred third party courses for staff and MDs
          • Provide on-site Proctoring for specific HBO and Wound Care Certification Exams
          • Provide access to Continuing Education Modules
          • Hyperbaric Guru System^TM Training
        • On-Going Oversight and Support
          • Conduct an annual site visit and review and submit recommendations to promote improved operations.
          • Updates to the Hyperbaric Guru System™
          • Help-desk Support
            • Provide Support Services for the Hyperbaric Guru System^TM via Telephone, Email and Video Conferencing.
          • Add-on services (Increase in monthly subscription fee)
            • Practice Oversight Dashboard
            • Complete Human Resources
            • Advanced Enterprise IT and Communication oversite
            • Marketing and Branding oversite
            • Monthly Marketing Plan review
            • Patient Concierge Customer Relations oversite
            • Provide quarterly financial and patient audits
            • Interim Organizational CFO – coming soon